3 men tie up clerk, rob New Bedford convenience store

Three masked men armed with a gun and a knife tied a clerk's wrists Sunday night and robbed a North End convenience store, police said.

NEW BEDFORD — Three masked men armed with a gun and a knife tied a clerk's wrists Sunday night and robbed a North End convenience store, police said.

The robbery took place about 7:50 p.m. at the Quichelenses Market at 357 N. Front St., Detective Capt. Steven Vicente, head of the Major Crimes Unit, said.

According to Vicente, one of the suspects went behind the counter and demanded money while another ripped a cord from the store's surveillance system and tied a 38-year-old male clerk's wrists. A second clerk, a 26-year-old man, was not bound.

One of the robbers had a gun, another had a knife and a third was unarmed, police said.

No one was injured, and an undisclosed amount of cash was stolen, Vicente said.

The suspects spoke in Spanish and appeared to be in their 20s, according to police. All three men wore hooded sweatshirts and jeans and two of the men wore puffy black coats.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective William Westgate at 508-991-6300, ext. 136.